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Vin Narayanan Gaming Guru - Page 24  Poker parties rival Vegas heat for sizzle2 July 2009
LAS VEGAS – Oppressive is the only word to describe the Las Vegas heat. The super-heated air can cling to you as you walk the streets and make it so difficult to breathe that a smoke-filled bar feels like an acceptable alternative. Even at night, pedestrians try to walk as close to the entrances of casinos and shops as possible in the hopes of being cooled by a blast of air conditioning. ... (read more)
Razz, Lunkin provide the entertainment at the 50k H.O.R.S.E. final table1 July 2009
LAS VEGAS -- The final table for the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Series of Poker began at 2:43 p.m. It ended at 9:57 a.m. the next day when David Bach beat John Hanson after seven hours of heads-up play. The 480 hands played out over 18 hours and 44 minutes of poker made this a final table for the ... (read more)
World Series of Poker proving to be an oasis in the desert30 June 2009
LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas heat, which clocked in today at a stifling 105 degrees, hasn't changed. But until I reached the World Series of Poker tournament site at the Rio, that was the only thing about Vegas that seemed familiar.
The cab lines, which used to snake back and forth ages along the curb of McCarran International Airport, were virtually empty this morning after I landed. ... (read more)
Turning the WSOP into art30 June 2009
LAS VEGAS -- For more than a century, the nexus between the art world and poker has been "Dogs Playing Poker," which began with a series of oil paintings by C. M. Coolidge. In the decades since Coolidge first released his painting, artists everywhere have taken the "Dogs Playing Poker" genre into their own hands, adding new twists and storylines – like dogs cheating at poker. ... (read more)
Casino City WSOP fantasy league update #322 June 2009
There are two basic axioms in fantasy sports:
The first two rounds of the draft won't "win" a league, but they can certainly "lose" it.
You can't win unless some players at the bottom of your draft deliver.
Through 38 events at the World Series of Poker, these fantasy sports rules are holding ... (read more)
Wolpert, Tran and Mueller earn WSOP bracelets18 June 2009
Sometimes the best strategy in poker is the simplest one. And nowhere was that more true than at the World Series of Poker this week, where Leo Wolpert, J.C. Tran and Greg Mueller all won WSOP bracelets by keeping things simple.
Wolpert beat European Poker Tour co-founder John Duthie to win the $10,000 Head-up No-Limit Hold'em tournament (Event #29). ... (read more)
Casino City WSOP fantasy league update15 June 2009
Every fantasy league has six critical components -- and poker is no exception:
The draft
Standings (entering Monday's action): Team Narayanan (me) 208, Team Igo (Dan) 183, Team Trask (Gary) 118
Complaining about the draft
Complaining about your team
Analyzing the action
Gloating
... (read more)
Brock Parker working his 'magic' at the WSOP11 June 2009
This has been a good World Series of Poker for people named Daniel and Brock.
Daniel Negreanu reached his second final table of the Series this week beforet bowing out in fourth place in Event 18, the $10,000 Omaha 8 World Championship. Daniel Alaei won his second bracelet by winning the Omaha 8 world championship (and beating Negreanu). ... (read more)
PPA says it will fight for money seized from payment processors10 June 2009
Late last week, poker players flooded popular poker forums with word that some checks from PokerStars, Full Tilt and AbsolutePoker issued to American players were bouncing due to payment processor difficulties. This week, poker players found out why.
A federal prosecutor from the Southern District of New ... (read more)
Minnesota drops bid to block online gambling sites10 June 2009
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gaming Enforcement Division (AGED) has dropped its efforts to get Internet Service Providers to block online gambling sites from Minnesota residents. AGED's decision to drop the enforcement action was part of a settlement agreement it reached with the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA). ... (read more)
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